Brush-lined sieve.



A. L. BAUSMAN.

BRUSH LINED SIEVE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 10. 1913.

1,141,863. Patented June 1, 191 5.

WITNESSES: INVENTOR,

ATTORNEKS' THE NORRIS PETERS 60.. PHOTO-LITHCL, WASHINGTON, D c.

Aronizo LINTON BAUSMAN, or cnroornn, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOB, To NATIONAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY, or SPRINGFIELD, MAssACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION or MASSACHUSETTS.

menses.

. BRUSH-LINED SIEVE.

Patented June 1, 1915.

Application filed May 10, 1913. Serial No. 766,915.

To all whom it may concern I Be it known that I, ALoNzo LINTON BAUS- MAN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Chicopee, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Brush-Lined Sieves, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a brush-lined sieve construction of improved form. Devices of this kind are used in cleaning apparatus for candy. nature is fully disclosed in patent to Carlson, No. 527,662, issued October 16, 1894. The improvement herein described relates chiefly to the construction of the brush-lined sieve, and sincethe apparatus generally in which it is used is disclosed in the patent referred to, the description will be herein limited to the special form of sieve showing the invention. The brush-lined sieve shown in the patent to Carlson above referred to is constructed of a continuous sieve-portion through the holes of which the brush bristles extend. The disadvantage in this construction is the diflicultyof building the sieve with the bristles properly distributed over its surface. Furthermore,

. the bristles are frequently injured when passed through the holes in the sieve.

The object of this invention is to build a brush-lined sieve with the bristles properly distributed over the surface thereof in functional cooperation with the sieve openings, but not passing therethrough.

A further object is to construct such a sieve that any worn or injured parts can be replaced in a convenient manner.

A still further object is to provide a sieve which is easier to build than the ordinary brush-lined sieve and a sieve which, when built, is more conveniently and eiiiciently arranged than former structures.

With these objects in view, theinvention is herein described in connection with the accompanying drawings, for the purpose of illustrating one preferred form of the invention. i

In the drawings,Figure 1 is a cross-section through one of the cross-supporting ribs of the sieve. Fig. 2 is a sectional view,

taken on line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view'of one of the sieve-strips used in building up the invention.

In the form shown, the sieve is generally An apparatus of this.

a, in which strips 03 rest. In order to hold these brush-holding strips within the recesses, a series of sieve-forming strips 6 are shaped up, as shown in Fig. 3, having openings e therein and provided with downturned ends adapted to rest on the edges of brush-holding strips d. Where the strips I) cross the ribs a, screws 0 are passed through the adjacent openings 6 to bind these strips to the cross-ribs. The screws 0 act through the overlapping edges of the two series of strips to firmly hold all the strips on the cross-ribs. Between each two brush-forming strips a sieve-forming strip is placed so that the two kinds of strips alternate. In this way, the brushes have openings on each side so that in cleaning the articles in the sieve the material separated from the article falls readily through the sieve. Whenever a brush or sieve portion is injured or worn, that portion can be readily replaced without disturbing the other portions which are still in efficient condition.

Applicant has shown one preferred form of his invention for purposes of illustration only and not for the purpose of limiting the broad invention to the specific form shown.

What I claim is,

l. A brush-lined sieve, comprising bruslr holding members together with separate sieve-forming strips, said members being Constructed with the bristles adjacent to but not passing through the openings of the sieve.

2. A brush-lined sieve, comprising brushholding members and separate sieve-forming strips, together arranged with the bristles of said members extending above and adjacent to the said means but without passing therethrough.

3. A brush-lined sieve, comprising a series of sieve-forming strips, a series of brushforming strips to cooperate therewith, supporting means for both series of strips, all constructed and arranged so that each of said brush forming strips can be replaced independently of the others, all for the purpose described.

4. A brush-lined sieve, comprising supporting means having removably-mounted thereon a series of brush-forming strips, a series of separate sieve-forming strips, several of each series of strips being arranged V in alternating arrangement With each other parallel brush-forming strips arranged in v spaced relation on the supporting means, a

seriesfvof parallel sieve-forming strips arranged in the spaces between the. first-men- G'opies of thispatent'may be, obtained for five cents each, by addressing thev flommission;er qflatents.

described.

6; A brush-linedsieve, comprising sup porting means having a series of parallel V brush-forming strips arranged in spaced re lation on the supporting means, a'series of parallel sieve-forming strips arranged in the spaces between the first-mentioned series of strips, the edges-of each series of strips lying in overlapping relation tothe edges of the other series, and means to fasten the top overlapping set of'strips directly to the supporting means, all for the purpose described.

ALONZOL LINTON BAUSMAN.

Witnesses: V

HARRY BOWEN, t HENRY A. BOOTH.

Washington, 1),.0." 

